By SILAS APOLLOMore by this AuthorGovernment Spokesman Eric Kiraithe has said Kenya has no problem with an obscene word used by US President Donald Trump to describe African countries and Haiti. Mr Kiraithe on Thursday told journalists that the statement by President Trump were not directed to Kenya. APOLOGISEIn a statement to the Nation, he pointed out that the remarks by Mr Trump were not official government-to-government communication but Kenya supports the statement by the African Union which condemned the US President's comments. Mr Kiraithe’s statement is the first official response by the government since the remarks were reported last week. But Mr Trump has denied using the vulgar terms, tweeting: "The language used by me at the DACA meeting was tough, but this was not the language used."

Source: Daily Nation January 18, 2018 14:55 UTC